Phosphorus!!! [1]


What is Phosphorus?
Phosphorus is a mineral that takes up 1% of your body weight. It is in every cell in the body but it is found the most in the bones and teeth. It works with Bvitamins. It helps in the functioning of kidneys, maintaining the regular heartbeat, repair of cells and tissues and It has an important part in the utilization of carbohydrates and fats.

Scientist use phosphorus in baking soda to take away the smell of food. Baking soda is a white powder used in cooking.

Phosphorus is also used is plates and fine china. Fine china is so expencive because it has to go through many stages before it is made. Phosphorus is one of these stages.

Most glass products have a form of phosphorus in it.

Phosphorus is a very important element in fertilizing. Plants need a small amount of phosphorus to grow and when we eat the plants, we consume the phosphorus. Phosphorus does not harm our body when consumed through plants!

Phosphorus is found in lage amounts in fireworks. When phosphorus gets hot it burns really brightly. The bright sparks are caused by the phosphorus.external image images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtuFAXB4cEjKm3q8R20cL8J5CfDzoiJ9JnMO0fG4UcWeLy2rot
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Incendiary bombs use phosphorus in them.

Properties Phosphorus is used in bombs
State = Solid at 20 digrease celsius
Colour = White
Density = 1.828 grams/ cc
Melting point = 44.1 digrease celsius
Boiling point = 280.3 digrease celsius
Atomic number = 15
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Phosphorus is one of 3 elements used in fertilizer.

Youtube Video
Click on the link below to see how explosive phosphorus is. It is only touched by a warm glass rod. There are now words said in this video and in my opinion the song playing in the background is really bad so please turn your volume off. Enjoy!

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